Lock for bicycle or other wheels.



B. SCHESTDPOL.

LOCK Foa EIGYGLE 0R OTHER WHEELS.

A?PLIOATION FILED AUG.1,1910.

Patnted Nm. 29, ww.

rio j BENJAMIN SCHESTOPOL, OF NEW YORI, 1\T. Y.

LOCK FQR` BICYCLE OR OTHER WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 29A, 1910.

Application filed August 1, 1910. Serial No. 574,949.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BENJAMIN Sor-instoroL, a subject of the Czar ofRussia, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in `Locks for Bicycle or other lllheels, of which thefollowing is a full.l clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of devices forpreventing an automobile or vehicle when at a standstill from being`moved and wrongfully made use of.

My invention has for its primary object to provide an emcient lock ordevice which may be conveniently carried in an automobile or vehicle andis adapted-to be readily -applied to one of the wheels thereof andpositively hold the same against movement so as to lprevent wrongful useof the vehicle and especially an automobile, and this is accomplished byproviding a wheel lock having a weighted bodyv in one part of which isformed a cradle wherein the tire of the wheel is seated in a manner thatthe weighted b ody will be wedged between the wheel and surface of theground should an attempt be made to move the vehicle,

Another object of the invention is to provide a form of locking meansadapted to detachably connect the body of the device to a wheel andfirmly secure the .sa-ine in locked engagement. y

llurtherniore, iny invention has for its object to provide a form oflock casing adapt- -ed to have fitted therein any preferred make of lockwhich may be operated only by -a key in possession of the owner orchauffeur of the vehicle.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented intheaccompanying drawing forming' a part of this specification in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theViews, the said invention being more fully described hereinafter andthen pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, Figure l is a side view of my improved wheel lockapplied'to a wheel. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the lock. Fig. 3 is an endView of the lock. Fig. et is a perspective of the wheel lock in positionto be appliedto a wheel. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of thelock casing, andA Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side View, partly in section,of the forms of locking means.

ln practice the device l is held in engagement with the tire ll of therim l2 by being locked to one of the spokes 13 of the wheel of a wagon,or automobile, or-like vehicle. The device l0 has a body 14 providedwith side faces or surfaces, l and 1G, 'which are disposed insubstantially a V-shape, as shown inI Fig. 3, and at the 'apex of saidsurfaces is formed a knee 17 upon which is formed a plurality of spurs,as 1S and 19.

Extending in opposite directions from the body l/-l are two arms 20 and21, formed in-` tegrally with said body, and these parts are preferablyof metal which may be cast or otherwise made so as to be of the requiredweight. Each of'the arms 20 and 2l is rectangular and tapered in form,and has an" end face 22, a face or surface upon the underside thereof,as 23, and a top face or surface 24.. The top surface 24 of each of saidarms is correspondingly Curved in the same degree as the curvature of awheel to provide an eflicient cradle or seat in which may rest the tireof a wheel, and to prevent injury to a pneumatic tire of an automobile,for instance, the upper edge of each of the end faces 2l is rounded orcutaway, as at 25a. The faces 23 of the tapered arms 20 and 2l aredisposed in substantially a V- shape crosswise formation with respect tothe body- 14 so that one of said tapered arms will be wedged between thetire of the wheel and surface of the ground, as illustrated in Figs. land 4t, and thereby prevent the vehicle from beingI moved.

At one end upon the top of the body le are arranged two lugs, 25 and 26,having an opening therein throughvwhich is passed a pintle261. Upon thepintle 26a and between the lugs 25 and 2G is pivoted the apertured lug27 of a locking element 28 for detachably connecting the device to thewheel of a vehicle. Formed upon the apertured lue; 27 is a substantiallyU-shaped body 29 from which extend two parallel arranged arms 30 and 31adapted to straddle one of the spokes 13 in fastening the device upon awheel. The arm 30 is somewhat longer than the arm 3l and is curved as at32 so as to overlap the rinil2 of the wheel. A cap or flange 83 isprovided at the end of the curved part of the arm 31, and from thesurface of said cap opposite to the curved part 32 is arranged a notchedclip gage the tongue 35 of a lock 36, Fig'. t3, for securing` thelockingelement 28 in locked engagement with the body 14,

rthe top of the body 1e at the end opposite to the lugs 25 and 2G isrecessed, as at 36, for reception of a lock casing 37. vThe lock casing-37 is substantially rectangular' in form having two parallel larrangedside walls 3S and 39, a top plate 10 and substantially cone shaped ends41 and L10. In one end ozt'the top plate 10 is formed an opening 43 forpassage 'therethrough of the notched clip 3A or' the locking element 28,and ap'- proximately midway of said plate is provided a keyhole i4through which a key, as 45 Fig. 1, may be passed. To the surface of thetop plate within the lock casing 37 is fastened in any suitable mannerthe lock 36 which may be of any well known make or preferably a form ot'lock operated by special keys retained by the owner or chauiteur of thevehicle. Upon the inner surface oi the vall 39 of the lock casing areprovided lugs 16 and 47,., Figs. 5 and each ot which has an openingtherethrough, as 4S, for the passage ot a bolt, as Llet) and 50, bywhich one part of said casing` is fastened to the body 14, and upon thelower end o1 the wall 23S is formed an angular flange or pro-A jecting`part :31 through which is provided an opening for passage oi a screw orbolt 52 which engages a lun' or tlang'e 53 formed upon the surface ofthe body 11 interior-ly ot the recess 36 so as to firmly connect theopposite part ot the lock casing;- 23T to said body.

For the purpose of locking the device to a wheel without the use of thelock 3G and key t provide upon top plate 40 at the end t1 a lip orllanero 5l, Fig'. t3, which is adapted to be enga ed by thenotched-Finger oi a snap-eateh Sti, The snap-watch 56 has a tubular body5T hinged upon a pin fhich is directed through openings in lues 5) andG0 formed upon one end o'l" the ilanffe I oi" the rurred part: 32 oitthe arm 31. leld upon the pin 5S is a spiral spring G1 having one endengaging the tubular body 5T and the other end thereof secured to one ofthe lugs (S0 andy said spring tends non malty to Yiorre the'notehedfinger 55 into locking` engagement with the flange 5ft. Ob- \iously byproviding this 'form of lookingmeans the arm 31 may be readily locked tothe body 14, and to permit the arm 31 to be conveniently unlocked fromsaid body a tinger or handle, as G2, is arranged upon the tubular body57 opposite to the notched-lin- `ger By manually directing the handle C2toward the arm 31 the body 57 wiil turn on'the pivot 58 and thenotcheddnger 55 34 adapted to en' t il t, i t

will be guided from engagement with the lip 54, and the locking,relement 2.8 may then be swung free 'of the spoke 13.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the 'torni of myimproved wheel lock, or in the proportions ot' the component partsthereof without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention,therefore I do not wish to form of lock herein described and shown.

Having thus described my invent-ion, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. A wheel lock ot the character described, comprising a body; a taperedarin formed upon said body, said arni having a curved top surface 'and afiat face upon the underside thereo'f; a locking element hinged upon onepart ot' the body and adaptedto straddl'e a spoke and overlap the rim ofa Wheel; and means formed upon an opposite part o'i the body and adaptedto lock the ment and said body together.

2. A wheel iock of the character described, comprising ay body; twotapered substantially reetanguiar arms provided upon said body anddisposed in opposite directions, each ot' 'said arms having curved topface and frat face upon the underside thereof; substantially U-shapedlocking element haringv a lug hinged upon one part oi" the body; arecess formed in an opposite part of the body; a casing held in therecess; a lock fastened interior-ly of the casing; and means formed uponthe. U-shaped locking element and adapted to engage the lock in lockingengagement.

A wheel lock of the character described, comprising a substantiallyV-shaped body; two substantially rectangular tapered arms formed uponthe body and disposed in substantially V-shaped arrangement in oppositedirections crosswise oit said body, each ot said arms haring a topsurface curved in eonlirnnty with the curvature of the'tire ot a wheel;4 piyoted upon one end of the V-shaped body one longy arm and one shortarm arranged in ti-shl pcd formation provided upon the lue; anotched-clip formed upon one end of the lone' arm; a recess provided inthe opposite end ot' the V-shaped body; a casing hel within the recessand having a top plate in whieh is formed an opening,` and a keyhole; alock held to the top plate interiorly of the easing; and haying a tongueadapted to be engaged by the notched clip upon the end ot the long;` armof said locking` element.

Al. wheel lock'v ofthe characterdescribed, comprising a. substantiallyV-shaped body; tn'o arms tornied upon the body and disposed insubstantially Veshaped arrangement in opposite directions crosswise ofsaid body, ach ot said arms haring' a top face curved to contorni withthe curvature of be limited to the particular,

locking eiea looking element having' a lug A the tire of a wheel;twoparallel arranged lugs provided upon one end of the body; a lugpivotally held between the two lugs; one lon curved arm 'and one shortarm formed 1n spaced apart arrangement upon the pivoted lug between saidtwol lugs; two parallel arrangedlugs providedupon the end ofthe curvedlon arm; a catch pivoted between the lugsv of t e curved arm; a casingheld upon the end Aof the'V-s'haped body.; a ip formed upon one part ofthe' casing and adapted to be engaged by the catch to 'lock the longcurved arm to said casing.

5. In a wheel lock in combination, a Sub- 'stantially V-shaped bodylhaving two opposed side faces and a l-knee formed at the apex of theside faces; two spurs provided upon the knee; 'a loclring element havinga body hinged 'toone part ofv the top of the V-shaped body;'a curvedlong arrnformed upon the body and adapted to overlap the rim' of awheel; a 'curvedshort arm also formed upon said body and spaced apartfrom the long arm whereby thevtwo arms may straddle the spoke of awheel;` a flange provided upon the free end of the lon arm; anotched-clip vprojecting from thev ace of 1 the flange. opposite to thelong arm;a recess formed 1n tie top of the V-shaped body opposite to thepart hinged to the looking element; a substantially rectangular lcasingfastened in the recess and having a topplate lin which is-V formed anopening and a key hole; and means held to the top plate within thecasing and adapted to engage the notched-clip of ,said looking elementto oon- 1,-nect the wheel dock to a wheel.:

6. In a Wheel lock, in combination, a substantially VV-Shaped bodyhaving two opf4 posed side faces. and a lknee formed at the apexof theside faces; a spur provided upon .two of the opposed edges of the knee;two substantially rectangular ktapered `arms formedupon the bbdy and'disposed in a V-s'haped arrangement crosswi'se of said body; a cradlein which the tire of a Wheel may4 rest ,provided by a curved surfaceformed upon the tapered arms; a Hat surl i face provided upon 'theunderside of each of the tapered arms opposite to the cradle;

'a locking element hinged on thetop at oneA side of the Vi-shapedbodyand adapted to overlap the rim of awheel; a casing held upon theopposite sideof the V-shaped.

body; means rovided upon the free end `of the locking e ement; and meansprovided within the casing and adapted to be engaged by the means of thelocking element to connect thelock'to a Wheel.

7. in a wheel-100k; the Combination with' a substantially V-shaped body;of a locking element 4con's1sting 'of a substantially U- sha ed body;alug formed upon one side of sai body and havingv an' openingtherethrough-for passage ot, a pin whereby said lug may be pivotallyheld between' two lugs provided upon one side ofthe V-shaped body; along arm projecting-from the U- 1 shaped bodyl and having a'curved end;a

flan e formed upon the curved end; a note ed clip extending from thesurface of the flange opposite to the curved end; a short arm.formedupon the'U-shaped body and s aced apart from the long arm; two lugsormed upon one .side of the flange of the long arm; a pivoting `pinheld'in the lugs; a circular body pivoted upon the piv- ,A

otlng p1n;a notched nger formed upon the `underside offthe body ;4afinger providedl A ivoted .between the lugs formed 'upon the side ofthe flange of said long arm.

